16it is consistent with the International Development Cooperation Law (2012), National Development Plan 2013-2018, and other related legal frameworks in the environment sector. Strengthening the capacity of Mexican institutions for international cooperation through the target TCTPs in the environment sector was highly consistent with Japan’s ODA policies. Mexican regulations for AMEXCID and the target TCTP implementing agencies in the environment sector also confirmed the importance of international cooperation through strengthening regional cooperation as well as the promotion of triangular cooperation.(2) Effectiveness of Results Most of the specific goals established for each TCTP were achieved, and the effectiveness of the target TCTPs was high at the time of finalizing the four target TCTPs. It was confirmed that several participating institutions implemented their country’s political instruments and pilot projects as results of their Action Plans developed in the TCTPs. Through this process, the knowledge and techniques gained from the TCTPs were also disseminated, and they contributed to the improvement of the institutional capacities of the beneficiary institutions. The capacities of AMEXCID and the Mexican implementing agencies of the target TCTPs to conduct international cooperation were strengthened through the target TCTP implementation. AMEXCID, JMPP’s coordinating organization, has demonstrated its increasing capacity to support the related Mexican agencies and actors from both technical and financial perspectives in the target TCTPs.(3) Appropriateness of Processes The high-level decision-making process by the JMPP Planning Committee has been recognized as a strength of JMPP. Additionally, TCTP in the JMPP framework was confirmed to be one of the most advanced schemes of international cooperation in Mexico in terms of its established mechanisms and operational tools for implementation, which were developed during this evaluation target period. The diagnostic activities in the target TCTP planning process used to identify the needs and demands of the beneficiary countries were an integral and critical component that enhanced the comparative advantages of the JMPP approach. Among them, AMEXCID and the Mexican implementing agencies highly appreciated JICA’s important role, especially for JICA’s regional network and technical support. In terms of monitoring and follow-up mechanisms, the target TCTPs emphasized providing institutional follow-up during the three years of the implementation period. Its effectiveness in generating concrete results was highly regarded by the beneficiary countries as well as the Mexican implementing agencies. However, at the time of this evaluation, the practice of monitoring activities is not systematically structured in the established TCTP process. Recommendations(1) Enhance strategic selection process of TCTP beneficiary participants.(2) Strengthen and integrate monitoring and evaluation mechanisms in the TCTP implementation framework to increase the effectiveness of TCTPs.(3) Support sustainability of the TCTP achievements to generate further impact.(4) Develop further triangular cooperation projects, including TCTPs in the environment sector, where JMPP’s comparative advantages are substantially recognized by the beneficiary countries as well as the Mexican stakeholders.(5) Strengthen and expand the coordination role of AMEXCID further.(6) Strengthen the visibility of JMPP and increase its publicity activities.C ontribution of JapanODA Evaluation WorkshopParticipants of the 16th ODA Evaluation Workshop In response to the necessity of fostering the evaluation capacity of developing countries indicated at the meeting of the OECD-DAC Working Party on Aid Evaluation in 2000, MOFA has been holding annual ODA Evaluation Workshops for the purpose of building evaluation capacities of Asian Pacific countries since 2001. Participants have actively shared information about their efforts to improve evaluation capacity and their experience on ODA joint evaluations by recipient and donor countries. In recent years, participants have also been discussing how evaluations should be adapted to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set forth by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015. The 16th ODA Evaluation Workshop was co-hosted by MOFA and the Thailand International Cooperation Agency in January 2019, which provided an opportunity to share knowledge on evaluation capacity building and accountability, focusing on SDGs. Further, MOFA invited the Manager of the DAC Evaluation Network, OECD-DAC Secretariat to the workshop, and participants had meaningful discussions with him.
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